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GLASS UROGK. No. 287,846. I Patented Nov. 6, 1883.

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, UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFI E.

'VGLASS' oRocK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of .LettersPatent No. 287,846, dated November 6,1883,

Application filed August 13,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ANDREW B. thus, of

' Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and speotive view of the lid or cover.

view-showing the mode of packing the crooks State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Glass Crooks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexaot description thereof.

My invention relates to an improvement in crooks or jars forholding butter, milk, fruit, honey, or other similar articles; and it consists in a crook or jar formed of glass or porcelain having the general form of a truncated pyramid, its base surrounded by a projecting flange or collar, with a shoulder or ledge just within and below the lip or top of the vessel,

for the reception of a lid, the general form and construction of the vessel permitting a cover of plain window-glass to be out and applied by unskilled labor (or the user) in case the regular lid-provided is broken.

I will now describe my invention, so that others skilled in the art may manufacture and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whioh- Figure l-is a perspective view, partly broken away, of my improved crock- Fig. 2 is a per- Fig. 3 is a for transportation.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts Lwherever they occur.

or lost.

In the drawings, A represents my improved glass or porcelain crook, having a square bottom end, and sides slightly flaring outward therefrom. Around the upper edgeof these sides, on the outside of the crock, is a collar or thicker portion, A, while at the upper edge, inside of the crock, is a shoulder, A on which the lid B rests,'which lid is a flat plate of glass or porcelain adapted to fit in the top of the crock and cover the same, resting on the shoulder A so that the upper surface of the lid shall be flush with the edge of the sides of the crock. This lid may be out from common window-glass by the user ofthe crook, or may be thus replaced if the original cover is broken In the edge of one of the sides is a groove, B, extending from the edge 'to or nearly to the shoulder A By inserting a tool in this groove the lid may be raised from the crock.

When the butter or other article is packed.

the crooks for transportation.

in the jar or crock, the lid is placed in the open top,.where'it may be firmly secured on the shoulder A byoementing the edges of the lid with beeswax, paraffine, cement, sealingwax, or by pasting paper, cloth, or other like .material on the outside of and over the joint and edge of the lid, so as to render itseoure and impervious to air and moisture. The rectangular form of the lid and mouth of the vessel prevents any movement or displacement of the lid, which would tend to crack the cement and destroy the seal.

These crooks, when filled,may be packed in suitable boxes, crates, or frames, as shown in Fig. 3, the lower edge of the outer rim or collar A resting on the partition of the box.

When the crock is designed to be used for milk, the lid'B may be provided with a handle handle may be cemented or otherwise attached thereto.

These jars may be formed in molds bjipjgss M V,

.ingflor bl-ow-ingr .They are easily manufactured, however, by being pressed in a suitable mold. In Fig. 3 is shown in orossseotion a crate illustrating the preferred manner of packing The outer box or crate, T, will be rectangular, and of such capacity as to hold a given number of crooks, together with the dividing-strips t. A series of strips t are then secured at intervals in the bottom of the box. Crooks are suspended between the strips by means of their collars or flanges a, which rest upon-the top of strips 15. A second set of transverse strips, s, are placed above and resting upon the flanges a. of the lower set of crooks, and a second row of crooks are in turn suspended between the strips 8 by their collars or flanges a. This is continued until the crate is full, when it may be closed by strips or otherwise, so as to securely hold the crooks.

It will be perceived thatthe form of the crooks permits them to be packed closely, so

that there is no material loss of space in the crate. It also prevents the contact'of the claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, having a lid-ledge within and below the lip or is mouth, substantially as and for the purposes 1. A vitreous vessel having the form of a specified. truncated pyramid, and provided with a lid- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 5 ledge within and below the lip or mouth of the my hand this 8th day of August, A. D. 1883. I5

vessel, substantially as and for the purposes T 4 Specified. ALDRDVV B..1\IILLS.

2. A vitreous vessel having the form of a \Vitnesses: truncated pyramid, provided around the lip or i W. B. CORWIN, IO mouth with a projecting flange or collar, and JAMES K. BAKEWELL. 

